volunteer opportunities.

Just a topic for talking of the many volunteering opportunities at AC. I also created this cus I was hoping to find info on opportunities on July 4th. I figure there are a lot of new attendees who want an opportunity to volunteer and if some of us veteran attendees will be willing to share these opportunities with em, Im sure they will have lots of fun. its been a proven fact that volunteering is one of the best ways to socialize with lots of other furs and meet new people at the con. You can also get a sneak peek at the layout of the con center before the majority of the attendees get in, so its a win/win situation. Not to mention you get stuff for volunteering.

Here are the general opportunities that I know of.

Wednesday: No clue whatsoever. heard there was some bag stuffing and Tshirt folding done on the day before as prep work. I also hear there is gonna be some opportunities for folks around Philly to volunteer and get in some extra hours loading trucks with con stuff.

Thursday: Registration(regular, sponsorship reg, and prereg), Tshirt folding, assistance to dealer room setup(small stuff cus the union has to do all other technical and heavy lifting), last minute con bag stuffing, and Door guards(there are a few opportunites in which the Dorsai wont have enough people and a few volunteers have occasionally put to use, especially in guiding lines around registration tables).

Friday through Sunday: Registration(all three types will slowly get combined into one registration table as the day goes by and the crowds and lines get smaller), Door guards(there are a few opportunites in which the Dorsai wont have enough people and a few volunteers have occasionally put to use, especially in guiding lines around registration tables), and also there is assistance for the different panels offered at AC.

AND, thats all I know of. Have never gotten into anything else as the other stuff got taken up by the Union peoples. I suppose as the con builds in size they will need volunteers for other odd jobs, but in the mean time, there aint much else to volunteer for. Not that im complaining bout the union peoples though. MAN was it tough to load a truck with those steel pipes. Especially when the service elevator to the loading dock goes screwy on us. I remember that happening at least once at one of the previous hotels. Very thankful for their help we are.

Back to the topic, Yes, if you know of opportunities to volunteer, go ahead and post em here. There are a lot of new furs out there who want to give the program a chance and see some new things. Volunteering is one of the best ways out there to accomplish this.

Just on a side note, I think registration is worth double hours at certain times of the day(particularly the morning till around 2 or 3 PM. I cant exactly recall what else is worth double.

CJ